virgule

Meaning

Noun

1. comma (punctuation mark)
2. decimal point (see usage notes)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of virguler

Verb

third-person singular present indicative of virguler

Verb

first-person singular present subjunctive of virguler

Verb

third-person singular present subjunctive of virguler

Verb

second-person singular imperative of virguler

Concepts

comma

point

decimal point

skid mark

decimal marker

coma

Polygonia comma

comma butterfly

line

percentage point

acute

acute accent

ague

Yosemite branded skipper

common branded skipper

silver-spotted skipper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/viʁ.ɡyl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula, diminutive of virga (“rod, branch”).

Sentences

L’apostrophe a traditionnellement la forme d’une virgule placée en hauteur .

The apostrophe traditionally has the shape of a comma placed at a height.